King Lear
185 mins
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.
Gillian Barge
Goneril
Julian Curry
Duke of Cornwall
Harry Waters
King of France
Iain Armstrong
First Gentleman
Stuart Blake
First Servant
Tony Sympson
Second Servant
Peter Walmsley
Third Servant
George Howe
Doctor
John Dallimore
Second Gentleman
Tim Brown
Captain
Adam Kurakin
Herald
Fraser Wilson
Third Gentleman
Richard Albrecht
Officer
Colin Lowrey
Production Design
Derek Miller-Timmins
Sound
Ron Green
Cinematography
Howard Dell
Editor
Raymond Hughes
Costume Design
Peter Stenning
Production Manager
Eileen Mair
Makeup Artist